Casey Roberts
When he started as an insurance agent with a direct writer in 1976, Casey never contemplated arriving where he is today.
Since that time he has worked as a personal lines producer and sales manager, commercial producer and sales manager, insurance consultant, continuing education teacher, and provider as well as a sales and sales management trainer, consultant, and expert witness.
In 2010 Casey formed Laurus (lorus) Insurance Consulting. His company’s name was chosen with specific intent and purpose. The name “Laurus” is derived from Latin words meaning “victory” or “success”.
The main purpose of Laurus Insurance Consulting is to help insurance professionals reach their goals and sales potential; ie, to achieve Their Desired Personal & Business Success.
His history includes various stints as a leader on a local and state basis within the Independent Insurance agency business model. He has achieved his various industry designations over a number of years and is contemplating his next one.
His continuing education efforts include teaching topics on a national level as varied as: insurance agents/brokers errors and omissions, workers’ compensation, agency management, all personal lines topics, farm property & liability, excess & umbrella, risk management, agency operations, and multiple commercial lines topics.
Casey’s other passions include a seldom improving golf game and officiating boys and girls high school basketball in the greater Sacramento region.
He resides in Lincoln, California with his wife, Elaine MacKay, and their two dogs, Buddy & Bear.
Perspectives on Cannabis
Join us for a special two-part class presented by Casey Roberts. Casey plans to help us to understand the current situation with cannabis, hemp, CBD, and how this impacts our insurance policies.
A Few of Our Favorite (and Least Favorite) Commercial Property Endorsements
In this conversation, Academy Director of Education, Patrick Wraight is joined by Friend of the Academy, Casey Roberts. The topic? Endorsements.
We get a look into the minds of these two insurance nerds as they discuss and debate their favorite (and least favorite) commercial property endorsements.
This is certain to be appointment viewing as they discuss endorsements and take your questions.
Fire Legal Liability vs. Legal Liability Coverage Form
Understanding the differences between these two coverage topics is very important to your client, especially if they end up having a loss that would be covered under one yet excluded under the other. We'll make certain that we understand what is "legal liability" and how it could apply given both of these coverages.
Join us as Casey Roberts helps us to understand the differences between these two coverage topics so that you can help your clients make informed choices.
Certificates of Insurance Redux
Certificates of insurance are a perennial issue for insurance professionals. You never stop getting requests for certificates and each request has the potential to ask for something you haven't had to deal with yet.
Join us as Casey Roberts brings us his updated session on certificates of insurance.
Hemp (not Cannabis) From an Agricultural Perspective
We have questions about hemp. Many of us aren't sure what makes this particular crop a growing concern. We want to know the real difference between hemp and cannabis. We are pretty sure that the 2018 Farm Bill legalized CBD across the country, but we have our doubts, too. And does it really make a difference how much THC is in the product? Join us as Casey Roberts helps us with these questions and more.
Significant Business Auto Endorsements
There are so many possible commercial auto endorsements, but which ones are best for your insured's exposures and truly help them better manage their risks of loss? You'll be able to answer that question after this class.
Join us as Casey Roberts helps us to understand these endorsements.
Parametric Insurance Explained
What is it? How does it work? Who needs it? These items and a bit more will be addressed in this brief overview of what many consider to be the "newest, latest and greatest" insurance opportunity...but is it?
Certificates of Insurance: What You Really Need to Know
We want to help you to make sense out of certificates of insurance. We know that they can be frustrating, but we want to help you to handle them without as much frustration. Join us as Casey Roberts brings certificates out of our shadows and into the light.
Comparing the ISO Personal Auto Policy 2005-2018
ISO chose not to file a new Personal Auto Policy for 13 years. Now that they have, it is important to know and apply the important and potentially significant changes that they made. Join us as Casey Roberts helps us to dig into these changes so that we can better serve our customers.